The Tech Elite 250 is comprised of solution providers who differentiate themselves by investing in certifications in the area of infrastructure, including data center, storage and virtualization. Here is a sampling of that list.

The CEO's advice: 'Because you do have products in the market that mature while you invest and serve new markets that can either be disruptive to markets you're already in, or they're just about serving new adjacent markets.'

Mobility and the cloud have forever changed the landscape, something Citrix CEO Mark Templeton and Senior Vice President Al Monserrat know all too well. Both executives sit down with CRN for a wide-ranging conversation.